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Government Reports Massive Abuse of Treatment Resources, Tries to Shift Blame

The Drug Czar’s “blog” (where EVERY day is Tuesday!) reported today (Tuesday, March 4): “A Wake-Up Call: Admissions to Treatment for Marijuana use Increases Sharply” The startling data:

Admission rates for primary marijuana increased nationally by 162 percent between 1992 and 2002

Their conclusion:

The report serves as a “wake-up call” for parents and young […]

Four Victims in Alberta

Several people have passed on articles to me about the tragic killing of four RMCP officers by a maniac who had a marijuana grow-op and ended up killing himself. There have been a number of good discussions about this around the web. The best I’ve seen so far is this article in the National Post […]

Positive press response in Seattle

The Kings County Bar Association proposal was released yesterday to the press and, while it’s gotten no coverage to speak of so far outside of Seattle, both the Seattle Times and the Seattle Post Intelligencer gave it some nice positive coverage. It is clearly being seen as an opening salvo in a long-term effort.

Proponents […]

Liberals and Prohibition

Serial Catowner has written an interesting and provocative post for Guest Drug WarRants. Check it out and leave your comments. Remember, anybody that would like to write your own material about the drug war is welcome to do so for Guest Drug WarRants. Just send me your post.

Ryan Mills on Amazon supports marijuana legalization: “We sell and supply high quality and purity (medical chemicals, research chemicals, plant food, cocaine, crystal meth, carfentanyl, fentanyl, amphetamine…” Oct 14, 13:28
GoldenPigeon on The dope on Mexico’s drug war: “Both Germany and Spain appear to be moving at the same speed towards a fairly mellow future. Spain: https://tinyurl.com/9385e2fr Germany:…” Oct 13, 15:49
Son of Sam Walton on The dope on Mexico’s drug war: “M-O/T: One could draw similarities to the Hashish/Cannabis fields and the small regional poppy fields of Afghanistan before the Soviet…” Oct 12, 16:36
NorCalNative on The dope on Mexico’s drug war: “Pete, been reading you for years. Your analysis on drug war issues is spot on. I’ve learned and grown from…” Oct 11, 18:01
Son of Sam Walton on Marijuana gateway theory suffers new setbacks: “Karen’s Law in Colorado finally made it past the first huddle. In the past, Karen’s Law had been voted no…” Oct 8, 08:01
Son of Sam Walton on Marijuana gateway theory suffers new setbacks: “They stayed in jail for so long because the authorities forgot to take the tea to the lab on the…” Oct 6, 08:27
Son of Sam Walton on Marijuana gateway theory suffers new setbacks: “THC Acetate? THC-0 or ATHC. Hardcore dabbers, vapers, and those of us who like to gunk up our pipes with…” Oct 6, 08:14

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